Questions on my final build.

[ETERNALELF]

Well after lots of reading this is what i have decided on for a final build. Please let me know if you see any red flags as far as things that wont work well together, or just arent very good quality.

Thank you to those who offered advice in my earlier post.
here is the list (should also be able to view on newegg on the public list as "ETERNALELF") although it hasnt posted yet for some reason...

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128362

COOLER MASTER RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Rosewill RCR-FD201 12-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ Floppy Drive - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223110

OCZ Blade Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227414

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106291

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185093

GPU (im only getting one right now, but im just curious about the price difference between these 2 because they look to be just about the same thing.
BFG Tech BFGEGTX2801024OC2E GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8s2E16814143144

BFG Tech BFGEGTX2801024OCXE GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143145

well that should be everything. Hopefully everything looks good and somebody can explain the price difference between those 2 gpu cards to me.
Thank you for your help!

 

[aevm]

Change the PSU to Corsair 850TX.

Those two GTX 280 cards are factory-overclocked to different levels, that's why they are sold as different products. Either way, forget them. A HD 4890 is cheaper and beats them. If you absolutely want an nVidia card, go with the newer GTX 285.

 

[Why_Me]

Change the PSU to Corsair 850TX.

Those two GTX 280 cards are factory-overclocked to different levels, that's why they are sold as different products. Either way, forget them. A HD 4890 is cheaper and beats them. If you absolutely want an nVidia card, go with the newer GTX 285.

+1 or even better go with two gtx 275's in SLI seeing how they usually beat out two 4890's in Crossfire while using less power.

 

[aevm]

And if you edit the first post and list the names of the parts you'll make it easier for people to help you...

 

[ETERNALELF]

yea, i was leaving for work and was trying to get this posted in a hurry. I was hoping the public wish list on newegg would post but it still doesnt seem to be working...
Well it should look a bit better up top now at least.
The Corsair 850TX was what i was thinking about, but i decided it might be better to get a modular for cable management purposes. Corsair makes a 1000w modular but i was thinking its way too much seeing as how i was only going to start with one gpu and im not sure when i would be getting a second (it could be quite awhile). Is there another reason you suggest the 850TX other then wattage?

 

[jpdykes]

The Corsair 850TX is a firm favourite on the forums, provides ample power for a couple of GPU's with stacks reliability and at a sensible price.

You are quite right in thinking 1000W is too much power.

Just check that you are running a 64bit operating system to make use of the RAM.

 

[ETERNALELF]

Well i was actually thinking about trying windows 7rc. I have heard mostly positive things about it, and if i dont like it well at least it didnt cost anything.

 

[gkay09]

Nice build...good case...
Well the 850TX is a very good option...
But looking at your requirements, I would not suggest that PSU...
The 850W is an overkill for your requirements...
Better of buying the Corsair 750TX or a mod PSU like this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256009

Actually a high quality 700W PSU like Seasonic, Silverstone,... can also handle the
4890 Crossfire/ GTX 275 SLI...

And few alternatives for the Mobo...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280%201070545356%204018&StoreType=-1&CompareItemList=N82E16813131365%2cN82E16813188046&bop=And

But this would be a good value compared to the others...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131359

And as for the RAM, a suggestion though...
Instead of DDR3 2000 with CAS 9...better off buying this...
DDR3 1600 with CAS 7 and nearly $65 less...And they also overclock well...
But its your choice...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

And +1 for both the GTX 275 and HD 4890 over the GTX 280...

 

[ETERNALELF]

Yea, i was kind of up in the air about the memory. I didnt know if it was more important to have memory with good timing or higher speed.

 

[kubes]

+1 or even better go with two gtx 275's in SLI seeing how they usually beat out two 4890's in Crossfire while using less power.

Well if you plan on going this route you mise as just go with a gtx 295. Same thing but takes up only one slot.

I'd also second the ram option noted above. Unless your going for some major overclocking 1600 will be adquite and the tighter timings will benefit you more than the 2000.

 

[ETERNALELF]

Thank you for the SeaSonic suggestion. The SeaSonic M12D SS-850 850W should be perfect and is modular like i wanted.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151067

I also decided to take the advice and go with the 1600 ram. At some point i will be overclocking but i dont plan on pushing this chip past around 3 ghz which I dont think is too agressive.